Chicken Marbella
- 10 to 12 breasts on bone without skin
- 1 head garlic, peeled and finely pureed
- 1/4 c. dried oregano
- coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 c. red wine vinegar
- 1/2 c. olive oil
- 1 c. pitted prunes or dried apricots
- 1/2 c. pitted Spanish green olives
- 1/2 c. capers with a bit of juice
- 6 bay leaves
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1 c. white wine
- 1/4 c. Italian parsley or fresh coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
- In a large bowl, combine chicken quarters, garlic, oregano, pepper and coarse salt to taste, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice and bay leaves.
- Cover and let marinate, refrigerated, overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Arrange chicken in a single layer in one or two large, shallow baking pans and spoon marinade over it evenly.
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour white wine around them.
- Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting frequently with pan juices.
- Chicken is done when thigh pieces, pricked with a fork at their thickest, yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juice.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter.
- Moisten with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley or cilantro.
- Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.
skin, garlic, oregano, salt, red wine vinegar, olive oil, prunes, green olives, capers, bay leaves, brown sugar, white wine, italian parsley
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1008693 (may not work)